This Weekend at the Junction

In addition to our Studio Special with the Mashville Brigade, which debuts this morning at 8 AM ET, there are more bluegrass goodies on the XM schedule this weekend!

First of all, Grassroots: I'm not sure you realize how much I enjoy getting to spend some time with the legends every week, but I can truly tell you it's one of the highlights. As usual, you'll hear healthy doses of artists like Bill Monroe, the Stanleys, Reno & Smiley, and Lester and Earl on this week's show. Catch it Friday at 3 PM ET and/or Saturday at 10 PM ET.


Sunday, you don't want to miss our Track-By-Track show with Dailey & Vincent. Jamie and Darrin visited earlier this week and we played their album in its entirety. It was a great time, and we're planning to rebroadcast it Sunday at Noon Eastern. (More info is in my earlier post.)

Finally, I always have to mention Gospel Grass. It's our pleasure to bring you three hours of bluegrass gospel twice every Sunday--7 AM and 9 PM ET.

Have a great weekend and thanks for listening to Bluegrass Junction!

Memorial Day Weekend at the Junction

Summer unofficially kicks off this weekend, and we're filling it with hot bluegrass and special features!

This week's Grassroots, which airs at 3 PM ET Fridays and 10 PM ET Saturdays, includes a tribute to Mac Wiseman, who's celebrating his 83rd birthday May 23. We'll be playing all the songs from his very first solo recording session, which took place on his birthday in 1951. In addition, Grassroots this week includes songs from pre-bluegrass giants Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family, as well as lots of classic bluegrass from the 1940s through the '80s.

The Studio Special for this week features (appropriately for the Memorial Day weekend) the U.S. Navy Bluegrass Band, Country Current. It's a live-in-studio set with one of the really great bands to ever play the music. Air times are 8 AM ET Friday, 11 AM ET Saturday, and 6 PM ET Sunday. The full schedule is here.

The Infamous Stringdusters are featured again at 4 PM ET Saturday afternoon as we rebroadcast the Track-By-Track show with them which premiered this past Tuesday. More information is in my earlier post.

Sundays just wouldn't be the same without Gospel Grass, which airs at 7 AM and 9 PM Eastern each Sunday.

Finally, don't forget the special afternoon of archived shows we've planned for Monday starting at 3 PM ET. Larry Cordle and Claire Lynch are featured, and more details can be found here.

Have a great weekend, and thanks for listening to Bluegrass Junction!

This Weekend at the Junction

Our weekend programming is highlighted by Honi Deaton & Dream aboard the Studio Special. That show aired this morning at 11:00 and will be on again tomorrow at 6:00 P.M. E.D.T. If you don't listen to the Studio Special shows, that's where we invite bands into our studios to play live. Honi and her group were more than equal to the task, and did an outstanding job. I was extremely impressed. Other air times are Monday at 8:00 P.M., Tuesday at Midnight, and Thursday at 3:00 P.M. All times are Eastern.

Tonight's edition of Grassroots, which airs at 10:00 Eastern, features some tasty tracks by the Osborne Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs (from Carnegie Hall), and the Delmore Brothers, to name a few.

Finally, don't miss Gospel Grass. It's three hours of bluegrass gospel, heard every Sunday at 7:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. Eastern.